Turbine Games Q&A/Items/Q-138

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Can we get an explanation for armor's protection levels?

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Asked:	2000.10.31
Name:	Climax
Question Title:	Can we get an explanation for armor's protection levels?
Category:	Items
Question:	Can you please tell us the modifiers for each of the protection types: Poor, Below Average, Average (assumed 1.0), Above Average, Excellent, and Unparralled. I would also like to know if after doing a bane and say an armor is now "excellent" vs an attack type, does that mean is has the exact "excellent" modifier? Or does it mean that something more like: excellent >= actual < unparralled? Lastly, is unparralled the max modifier? Ex. does lightning bane 6 on a matty coat improve the matty's already unparralled protection? If so, what is the true maximum? (and what is the modifier that would occur in the example of the matty) *Phew* That was long.. but we all want to know the answers to these questions. =)

Answered:	2000.11.01
Name:	devilmouse
Answer:	The descriptions map to the same set of modifiers, whether enchanted or not. The mappings: No protection: 0.0 Poor protection: 0.1 - 0.3 Below Average protection: 0.4 - 0.7 Average protection: 0.8 - 1.1 Above Average protection: 1.2 - 1.5 Excellent protection: 1.6 - 1.9 Unparalleled protection: 2.0 Take the AL of the armor and multiply it by the mod and you'll have your effective AL.